Why would someone become a landlord in the first place?

As a way out of a job they hate and as an investment opportunity. Maybe they’d rather paint walls and replace toilets than sit in an office.

“Mom and Pop landlords” aren’t a thing

Where’d you get this, straight from your ass? Yes they are, I know several.

You’re so confidently incorrect here I’m not sure why I’m bothering as I’m sure you’ll be a prick about it but virtually nothing you wrote is true of the landlords I know. And before you accuse me of simping for corporations. Nope. I’ve lived several years in corporate owned properties and despise the level of exploitation they standardized on. They’re fucking evil bastards.

The fact that you don’t know and can’t fathom a landlord that owns a small amount of property and treats their tenants decently lets me know that you have a very limited life experience. I am moving soon to a corporate owned place for a variety of reasons but I wish I didn’t have to. My current landlord owns just this one property to my knowledge and he’s treated me well since day one. There’s a huge difference.

Maybe if you pulled your head from your ass you’d understand that your lack of experience has no bearing on how reality is.